King James Version
Job 34:32 in the King James Version says “That which I see not teach thou me: if I have done iniquity, I will do no more.” — study this verse from Job chapter 34 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“That which I see not teach thou me: if I have done iniquity, I will do no more.”
Job 34:32 · KJV
That the hypocrite reign not, lest the people be ensnared.
Surely it is meet to be said unto God, I have borne chastisement, I will not offend any more:
That which I see not teach thou me: if I have done iniquity, I will do no more.
Should it be according to thy mind? he will recompense it, whether thou refuse , or whether thou choose; and not I: therefore speak what thou knowest. according: Heb. from with thee?
Let men of understanding tell me, and let a wise man hearken unto me. of: Heb. of heart
KJV Study — Public Domain
“That which I see”
H2372to gaze at; mentally to perceive, contemplate (with pleasure); specifically, to have a vision of
“teach”
H3384properly, to flow as water (i.e., to rain); transitively, to lay or throw (especially an arrow, i.e., to shoot); figuratively, to point out (as if by
used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not
“thou me if I have done”
H6466to do or make (systematically and habitually), especially to practise
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
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